“I am so grateful for this song because it was created during such an introspective time during quarantine. The solitude allowed me to introspect and really let go of the insecurities I had about making a project in this genre,” says WILLOW. “I am humbled and grateful that Kid Cudi is now able to bring his magic to this remix.”
The certified Gold single, 't r a n s p a r e n t s o u l', was a top 5 record at Alternative radio and has netted over 250 million global streams to date. “Easily the best and most assured music of her career so far,” said The New Yorker. “The album is the first to maximise her talents, externalising the pent-up, dialed-up angst of her adolescence.”
'Meet Me At Our Spot', a fan favourite during Willow’s sold-out autumn headlining tour, has cracked the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart and is on the Radio 1 A-List. In the US it is currently sitting at No.21 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart and is also climbing the Top 40 radio chart at No.19. With over 300 million global streams to date, the track is certified Gold in multiple markets, and marks Willow's second Top 20 single on the OCC UK singles chart this year. The live performance video has also reached 33M views to date and the live audio was released on DSPs in October with nearly 10M streams to date.
With her fifth album lately I feel EVERYTHING (via Roc Nation/MSFTSMusic/Polydor), a decade of growth both in the industry and as a young woman come to a head. The album is a love letter to that constant evolution. In the short months since the release, lately I feel EVERYTHING has amassed 270 million global streams.
Following her major SOLD OUT headlining tour that took her all across the U.S., WILLOW comes to the UK for a special show at London’s Electric Ballroom on December 9th which sold out within minutes of going on sale. WILLOW will also be hitting the road in February 2022 supporting Billie Eilish in the US.
PRAISE FOR lately I feel EVERYTHING:
"An infinitely fresh sound that succeeds through its unpredictability." - NPR
“Easily the best and most assured music of her career so far, the album is the first to maximize her talents, externalizing the pent-up, dialled-up angst of her adolescence." -The New Yorker
"The resulting record is a blast—often angry, a little bratty, always incredibly fun." – GQ
“A classic when we look back at WILLOW’s discography in years to come” - NME
"The creative force is paving the way for Black women in pop-punk and beyond." - SPIN
"Willow is back, and she’s stepping on necks on the way...Shredding on the guitar, she radiates power." - New York Magazine
"Willow Smith goes full pop-punk... the song draws from the music of Paramore, Fall Out Boy, and Barker’s own band Blink-182, with hard-hitting percussion and pop-punk power chords on guitar.." - Rolling Stone
“It’s spiky, mature and not lacking in substance, which makes for a consistently strong and rewarding record… It feels like there’s no stopping WILLOW’s rise.” –
Kerrang
“You can’t touch Willow Smith… The 20-year-old pop-punk hero has arrived” –
The Face
“A shouty blast of punk rock that scorches by like a shooting star” – Financial Times
“A blast of fresh air from Willow on this banging pop-punk album” – The i
“Willow Smith makes a captivating return as an emo-pop star”- The Independent
“Thank God for Willow, tracking her metamorphosis from precocious neo-soul explorer to out-and-out alt, kid” – The Guardian
"Willow Smith is ready to rock your world...fully embraces the alt-rock and pop-punk sound. Complete with her own guitar playing and a head-banging chorus" - Harper’s Bazaar
“She is the moment...Over roiling guitars and Barker’s thunderous drums...belts in her best pop-punk voice about seeing right through the haters in her life. It’s super catchy. In its accompanying video, she channels the nostalgic fish-eye performance vids of pop-punk’s golden era with her own chic twists...No doubt the pop-punk heroes of her youth, Hayley Williams, Gerard Way, and Patrick Stump, would be proud." - NYLON
“A stark, honest, and punchy pop-punk reinvention” – Clash
“Willow's move into pop-punk may have been unexpected but it sounds entirely natural” - DIY
"lately I Feel EVERYTHING is a solid venture into angst, love, and coming of age, the three emotional pillars of pop-punk." - Jezebel
"Willow’s debut album proves that pop-punk isn’t going away anytime soon... Lately I Feel Everything feels simultaneously nostalgic for the mall punk of the early 2000s and forward-thinking in its delivery." - UPROXX
"A guitar-heavy track that sees the rap star take a significant sonic shift and swap intricate lyrical flows for thrash-y pop-punk powerchords...Wielding an Ernie Ball Music Man St. Vincent signature, Smith serves up a series of sweet melodic slides and oversized open-string chordal hooks over a moody bass guitar line, all of which are driven along by Barker’s high-octane drum part." - Guitar World
